Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced that the Lagos Red Line, which has recently commenced partial, invitational operations, is expected to run 20 daily trips and transport up to 500,000 passengers each day once fully operational. The Governor shared this via a statement on his official X (formerly Twitter) account on Sunday, announcing the
The Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line has commenced partial, invitational passenger operations on Wednesday, August 28th, 2024, following the successful completion of a six-week trial run. The initial phase will see trains running four trips daily between Oyingbo and Agbado in Ogun State, marking a significant milestone in Lagos State’s efforts to modernize
The construction of the Kano-Niger rail project is set to lead to significant displacement, according to a report by Environmental Resources Management (ERM) and EnvAccord Limited. Commissioned by the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the report reveals that the project will result in the loss of 12,695 residential houses and 2,064 additional assets across multiple states
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has conducted a comprehensive inspection of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line, a critical step towards securing a 3-year operational license for the electric rail system. This development was announced through a statement on the official Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) X account on Tuesday. According to
Arik Air resumed flight operations on Thursday after successfully resolving a $2.5 million debt dispute with Atlas Petroleum, which had led to three of the airline’s aircraft being grounded by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) following a court order. The announcement was made by Michael Achimugu, Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection of
The nationwide protest that began on August 1, 2024, to address perceived poor governance and worsening hardship has entered its second day, significantly impacting Lagos interstate bus operations due to the blockage of the Lagos-Benin Expressway in Benin. Nairametrics gathered this information during a visit to several parks in Ikorodu on Friday, focusing on interstate